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Pentair Water Filtration will permanently close its Brookfield manufacturing facility at 20580 Enterprise Ave., as well as its Pewaukee distribution center at N25 W23040 Paul Road.

Eagle-based dock manufacturer Lifetime Piers, the sister company of pier installer Summerset Marine, plans to move its operations to a 246,970-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building it is planning in Oconomowoc.

Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, a short-term apartment rental company, has announced the appointment of Jesse DePinto as the new CEO of the organization.

Madison-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm M3 Insurance announced today that it has acquired Kenosha-based independent insurance agency The Trottier Insurance Group.

Parkland Center, a 222,704-square-foot office building on Milwaukee’s far northwest side has been sold to a Pennsylvania investor for $20.8 million, according to state records.

Horicon Bank has named Fred C. Schwertfeger as president of the bank, taking over the role from his father Fred F. Schwertfeger, who remains the company’s chief executive officer.

The Bartolotta Restaurants has promoted Michael Genre to executive chef of Harbor House restaurant on the lakefront in downtown Milwaukee.

Milwaukee-based FaB Wisconsin, a food and beverage business network, has promoted Gina Balke to executive director. Balke was previously the organization’s chief operating officer.

Southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector continued contracting in August, marking the second straight month the sector has shrank after an extend run of growth.

An affiliate of Milwaukee-based real estate company Zilber Ltd. has sold five buildings, totaling 179,342 square feet of building space on 23 acres, in the Business Park of Kenosha for a total of $33.2 million, according to state records.